Now that the 2021 PIAA Championships have been decided, take a look at the updated list of all-time Pennsylvania high school football champions here. This list tracks each champion in the PIAA statewide playoff era (1988-present) in addition to annual champions as chosen by the Saylor Rating System (1887-1987).
This year’s champions:
- Mt. Lebanon (6A)
- Previous state championships (3): 1958, 1970 & 1981
- Penn-Trafford (5A)
- Previous state championships: None
- Aliquippa (4A)
- Previous state championships (5): 1952, 1955, 1991, 2003 & 2018
- Central Valley (3A)
- Previous state championships (1): 2020
- Southern Columbia (2A)
- Previous state championships (11): 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020
- Bishop Guilfoyle (1A)
- Previous state championships (3): 2014, 2015 & 2016
It was an historic year in Hershey for the WPIAL, as it became the first district to win four state championships in the same year. Prior to the six-class system’s introduction in 2016, the WPIAL took three-out-of-four titles in 2001, 2005 and 2007.
Pennsylvania Football History 